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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Micah P Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra (Inertia)

...revealing interview with Hinson under Absolute Elsewhere...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1733/best-of-elsewhere-2008-micah-p-hinson-and-the-red-empire-orchestra-inertia/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Samuel Flynn Scott and Bunnies on Ponies: Straight Answer Machine (Loop)

Sam Scott is the singer and main songwriter of the Phoenix Foundation (alongside Luke Buda) and wrote the music for the feature Eagle Vs Shark but this, his second solo album, sounds like a man thorou

Music at Elsewhere: music/1595/best-of-elsewhere-2008-samuel-flynn-scott-and-bunnies-on-ponies-straight-answer-machine-loop/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Eli Paperboy Reed and The True Loves: Roll With You (Shock)

...Duffy and Beth Rowley, all of whom have been Elsewhere favourites. Of course Van Morrison (with his... ...favourites. Of course Van Morrison (with his best album in years Keep It Simple) is still out...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1734/best-of-elsewhere-2008-eli-paperboy-reed-and-the-true-loves-roll-with-you-shock/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Willard Grant Conspiracy: Pilgrim Road (Southbound)

For some people the radar-avoiding WGC are like an alt.country version of the late and lamented Australian band the Go-Betweens. Not for any similarity in sound, but in that if you discovered the song

Music at Elsewhere: music/1739/best-of-elsewhere-2008-willard-grant-conspiracy-pilgrim-road-southbound/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: James Hunter: The Hard Way (Universal)

...voice was one of the first artists posted at Elsewhere back in mid 2006 and that astonishing album... ...album People Gonna Talk was easily among the best of that year. But in this country with very... ...-- and it went on to be in the "best of" lists in Mojo, USA Today and many... ...lists in Mojo, USA Today and many other media (Elsewhere included, obviously), and was nominated for... ...included, obviously), and was nominated for best traditional blues album at the Grammys. So... ...Morrison once said Hunter was "one of the best voices and best kept secrets". Oddly...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1622/best-of-elsewhere-2008-james-hunter-the-hard-way-universal/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Luke Buda: Vesuvius (Arch Hill)

...a few dark corners of course) will end up as Best of Elsewhere 2008.... ...dark corners of course) will end up as Best of Elsewhere 2008.... ...of course) will end up as Best of Elsewhere 2008....

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2038/best-of-elsewhere-2008-luke-buda-vesuvius-arch-hill/

Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson: Rattlin' Bones (2008)

...an interview with Kasey and Shane at Absolute Elsewhere here, you can hear this album at Spotify here)... ...These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...

Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/1617/kasey-chambers-and-shane-nicholson-rattlin-bones-2008/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Hayes Carll: Trouble in Mind (Lost Highway)

...are as convincing or as enjoyable as this. The best in the genre since Ryan Bingham and one which...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1590/best-of-elsewhere-2008-hayes-carll-trouble-in-mind-lost-highway/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Le Trio Joubran: Majaz (Jawwal/Ode)

They may look like those agency-groomed opera singers you see on the back of buses -- immaculately trimmed stubble, tuxedos with ties hanging loose, brooding good looks and sultry come-hither eyes --

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1686/best-of-elsewhere-2008-le-trio-joubran-majaz-jawwal-ode/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Teddy Thompson: A Piece of What You Need (Verve)

...track.Already in the list of this year's Best of Elsewhere.... ...in the list of this year's Best of Elsewhere....

Music at Elsewhere: music/1730/best-of-elsewhere-2008-teddy-thompson-a-piece-of-what-you-need-verve/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Emiliana Torrini: Me and Armini (Rough Trade)

...the most diligent Elsewhere reader with perfect recall might remember this...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1914/best-of-elsewhere-2008-emiliana-torrini-me-and-armini-rough-trade/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Loudon Wainwright: Strange Weirdos (Universal)

...Knocked Up and so -- with Joe Henry (see Best of Elsewhere 2007), input from friends like... ...Up and so -- with Joe Henry (see Best of Elsewhere 2007), input from friends like Richard... ...Wainwright about this album under Absolute Elsewhere here...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1434/best-of-elsewhere-2008-loudon-wainwright-strange-weirdos-universal/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Radiohead: In Rainbows (XL)

...an album that was quite rightly in many "best of" lists of 2007. By releasing it on New... ...haven't they also qualified to be in the "best of 2008" lists? (Yes, obviously!) Smart... ...they also qualified to be in the "best of 2008" lists? (Yes, obviously!) Smart cookies...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1442/best-of-elsewhere-2008-radiohead-in-rainbows-xl/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE DVDs 2008 Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution (DVD)

Not only does this excellent overview of the German electronic scene come in at a whopping and thorough three hours, but it also has good timing: it is released just as Kraftwerk make a rare return ap

Film at Elsewhere: film/1996/best-of-elsewhere-dvds-2008-kraftwerk-and-the-electronic-revolution-dvd/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Ryan Bingham: Mescalito (Lost Highway)

We live and we learn -- and I have been living and relearning by repeat plays of this exceptional debut by someone called Ryan Bingham of whom I know nothing. And in a way, I'm grateful he has lived w

Music at Elsewhere: music/1516/best-of-elsewhere-2008-ryan-bingham-mescalito-lost-highway/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Deerhunter: Microcastle (4AD)

...on your influences then these are among the best, and this album fairly bristles with melodic...

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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Johann Johannsson: Fordlandia (4AD)

Part romantic and lyrical classical music, part minimalism of the early La Monte Young kind, and deftly orchestrated in the manner of albums on Eno's Obscure label of the Seventies (Gavin Bryars' Sink

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2062/best-of-elsewhere-2008-johann-johannsson-fordlandia-4ad/

Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses: Roadhouse Sun (Lost Highway)

...in and road-hardened on his debut Mescalito (a Best of Elsewhere 2008 album) that he sounded like... ...on his debut Mescalito (a Best of Elsewhere 2008 album) that he sounded like a man far... ...on his debut Mescalito (a Best of Elsewhere 2008 album) that he sounded like a man far beyond...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2539/ryan-bingham-and-the-dead-horses-roadhouse-sun-lost-highway/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Van Morrison: Keep It Simple (Lost Highway)

...Late to Stop Now (read about it in Essential Elsewhere) it would hardly be surprising if this one was...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1552/best-of-elsewhere-2008-van-morrison-keep-it-simple-lost-highway/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Emmylou Harris: All I Intended To Be (Warners)

...caged his wife and her dreams, and lost her.Elsewhere there are songs of equal power and deep...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1691/best-of-elsewhere-2008-emmylou-harris-all-i-intended-to-be-warners/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: MGMT: Oracular Spectacular (Sony/BMG)

...regular visitors to Elsewhere are aware, not everything posted here is a... ...are sunny and elevating, and remind me of the best but least known pre-psychedelic/ambitious pop...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1557/best-of-elsewhere-2008-mgmt-oracular-spectacular-sony-bmg/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Paul Weller: 22 Dreams (Shock)

A couple of months ago I was invited to give a lecture to Auckland Uni music students about a contemporary songwriter of my choosing whose catalogue of work was interesting and worth studying.I picked

Music at Elsewhere: music/1719/best-of-elsewhere-2008-paul-weller-22-dreams-shock/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Buena Vista Social Club: Live at Carnegie Hall (Elite)

A decade on and the Buena Vista Social Club story just keeps being told: there was the original album, the Wim Wenders doco, the solo albums by various members, the touring, the t-shirts . . . Not bad

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1942/best-of-elsewhere-2008-buena-vista-social-club-live-at-carnegie-hall-elite/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Moana and the Tribe: Wha (Black Pearl/Ode)

Across her previous three albums Moana Maniapoto confirmed her status as one of New Zealand's most significant voices whose sound could just as comfortably incorporate politics and culture as seduce w

Music at Elsewhere: music/1496/best-of-elsewhere-2008-moana-and-the-tribe-wha-black-pearl-ode/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Beck: Modern Guilt (DGC)

For my money there are only two indispensible Beck albums: Odelay of '96 and Mutations of two years later. That said, there are another couple I'd prefer not to live without -- and this one produced b

Music at Elsewhere: music/1725/best-of-elsewhere-2008-beck-modern-guilt-dgc/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

With its references to late 60s folk-rock, baroque pop flourishes, close harmonies, art-rock progressions and the jigsaw-puzzle of arrangements for voices and a small array of instruments (all deploye

Music at Elsewhere: music/1695/best-of-elsewhere-2008-fleet-foxes-fleet-foxes-subpop-rhythmethod/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Toumani Diabate: The Mande Variations (World Circuit/Elite)

...one of the best world music albums of the year: a rare solo...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1466/best-of-elsewhere-2008-toumani-diabate-the-mande-variations-world-circuit-elite/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 TV on the Radio: Dear Science (4AD)

...white musicians), and it takes from the best to create an urgent, turmoil of sound on... ...create. And these people know how to do that. Best of the Year albums are being collated, this...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1835/best-of-elsewhere-2008-tv-on-the-radio-dear-science-4ad/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Omara Portuondo: Gracias (Harmonia Mundi)

The great Cuban singer - who came to world attention via the Buena Vista Social Club a decade ago - is still going even though she is in her late 70, which may be some kind of testament to the life-af

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1941/best-of-elsewhere-2008-omara-portuondo-gracias-harmonia-mundi/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: The Mountain Goats, Heretic Pride (4AD)

Co-produced by John Vanderslice, the typically opaque lyrics by John Darnielle are given space and clarity so as to bewilder and bemuse you by turns. Not many people write songs with titles like Sax R

Music at Elsewhere: music/1487/best-of-elsewhere-2008-the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride-4ad/

FLEET FOXES INTERVIEWED (2008): Their remarkable year

...big music story of 2008 wasn’t Britney back on track, Axl Rose... ...polls (the Herald, Mojo). It was one of Elsewhere's "best of 2008"albums, the album... ...Herald, Mojo). It was one of Elsewhere's "best of 2008"albums, the album and the band... ...Mojo). It was one of Elsewhere's "best of 2008"albums, the album and the band were... ...nominated as best album and best new act in the Q magazine awards -- and yet it...

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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Mavis Staples: Live. Hope at the Hideout (Anti)

...We'll Never Turn Back was picked as one of the best albums of 2007 at Elsewhere, and that was no... ...picked as one of the best albums of 2007 at Elsewhere, and that was no sympathy vote for one of...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2013/best-of-elsewhere-2008-mavis-staples-live-hope-at-the-hideout-anti/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Juana Molina: Un Dia (Domino)

This singer-songwriter from Argentina will confound any expectations you might have of someone who was once a comedy actress and in skit-shows on local televsion. This album with odd elements of percu

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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Coldplay: Viva la Vida or Death And All Her Friends (EMI)

One advantage of not listening to commercial radio is that you don't start going off songs or bands through over-familiarity. Which might explain why I quite like this new album by a band which seems

Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2008 | brian eno | coldplay | u2 |

Music at Elsewhere: music/1704/best-of-elsewhere-2008-coldplay-viva-la-vida-or-death-and-all-her-friends-emi/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: The Felice Brothers: The Felice Brothers (Shock)

...with the Tonight at the Arizona which made the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list and turned up as many a... ...Tonight at the Arizona which made the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list and turned up as many a critic's...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1724/best-of-elsewhere-2008-the-felice-brothers-the-felice-brothers-shock/

Eli Paperboy Reed: Come and Get It (Capitol)

...music -- Roll With You -- was considered a Best of Elsewhere 2008 release but didn't quite... ...-- Roll With You -- was considered a Best of Elsewhere 2008 release but didn't quite make it into... ...With You -- was considered a Best of Elsewhere 2008 release but didn't quite make it into...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3212/eli-paperboy-reed-come-and-get-it-capitol/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu: Gurrumul (Southbound)

...Then a week ago I mentioned the new-look Elsewhere on another website and invited people to check...

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Drive-By Truckers: Brighter than Creation's Dark (2008)

...for her self-penned ballad I'm Sorry Huston. Elsewhere they are pure country as played by a rock... ...For more on Drive-By Truckers' albums at Elsewhere start here. These Essential Elsewhere pages...

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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Bob Dylan: Tell Tale Signs, Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006, The Bootleg Series Vol 8

After the less-than-essential Vol 7 which accompanied the brilliant Martin Scorsese Dylan-bioflick No Direction Home (if you got the DVD you could probably pass on the CD) this on-going series of unre

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Music at Elsewhere: music/1888/best-of-elsewhere-2008-bob-dylan-tell-tale-signs-rare-and-unreleased-1989-2006-the-bootleg-series-vol-8/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Lucinda Williams: Little Honey (Universal)

...Winehouse and felt genuine sympathy. Elsewhere she offers low and mean blues (Tears of Joy),...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1836/best-of-elsewhere-2008-lucinda-williams-little-honey-universal/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: James McMurtry: Just Us Kids (Lightning Rod/Elite)

...snapped and slightly detached delivery. At its best that adds an even more disconcerting aspect to...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1576/best-of-elsewhere-2008-james-mcmurtry-just-us-kids-lightning-rod-elite/

Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes Special Edition (SubPop)

...Seattle's Fleet Foxes has already appeared at Elsewhere and was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008... ...appeared at Elsewhere and was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008 albums -- but it makes a... ...Elsewhere and was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008 albums -- but it makes a return because this...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2304/fleet-foxes-fleet-foxes-special-edition-subpop/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses: Junky Star (Lost Highway)

...a small part). Bingham first appeared at Elsewhere in 2008 with Mescalito (a Best of Elsewhere... ...part). Bingham first appeared at Elsewhere in 2008 with Mescalito (a Best of Elsewhere 2008... ...at Elsewhere in 2008 with Mescalito (a Best of Elsewhere 2008 album), then last year with...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3377/best-of-elsewhere-2010-ryan-bingham-and-the-dead-horses-junky-star-lost-highway/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Bond Street Bridge: The Mapmaker's Art (Monkey Records)

Opening with an arresting, one minute challenge of scraped and stabbing violin you could be forgiven for thinking the one-man band of Sam Prebble who is Bond Street Bridge is being beamed at you from

Music at Elsewhere: music/1809/best-of-elsewhere-2008-bond-street-bridge-the-mapmakers-art-monkey-records/

Anoushka Shankar: Rise (EMI)

...but used them as creative foils. There is a 2008 interview with Anoushka Shankar under Absolute... ...interview with Anoushka Shankar under Absolute Elsewhere, and a review of her June 2008 Auckland... ...and a review of her June 2008 Auckland...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1703/anoushka-shankar-rise-emi/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE DVDs 2008 Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the Sixties (DVD/ through Triton)

...were the greatest band he ever played in, the best in the world at that time. And given the level...

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Film at Elsewhere: film/2085/best-of-elsewhere-dvds-2008-frank-zappa-and-the-mothers-of-invention-in-the-sixties-dvd-through-triton/

Elsewhere Art . . . John Scofield

...John Scofield has long been one of Elsewhere's favourite jazz guitarists . . . and not just... ...a few times. This image may have accompanied a 2008 interview with him although I suspect I could... ...of those he had played with. You can read that 2008 interview here. There are album reviews also... ...here. There are album reviews also at Elsewhere starting here. . For other Art by Elsewhere go...

Art by Elsewhere: artebyelsewhere/10363/elsewhere-art-john-scofield/

Shane Nicholson: Familiar Ghosts (Liberation)

...and Shane Nicholson of last year (one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008 albums) -- or better still... ...Nicholson of last year (one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008 albums) -- or better still caught them in... ...of last year (one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008 albums) -- or better still caught them in...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2145/shane-nicholson-familiar-ghosts-liberation/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Duffy: Rockferry (Rough Trade)

...which was so terrific it was posted here at Elsewhere about three months back as a very early...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1545/best-of-elsewhere-2008-duffy-rockferry-rough-trade/

Various: Womad New Zealand 2008 (Shock)

...Evora, Beirut, Susana Baca -- have appeared at Elsewhere, and a few of them have been considered among... ...a few of them have been considered among the Best of Elsewhere 2007. So much of this multi-culti... ...Best of Elsewhere 2007. So much of this multi-culti music will... ...familiar to Elsewhere people -- so let's throw the attention on the... ...stylist Titi Robin from France (an Elsewhere favourite but not posted because his albums... ...more. That's just cheap So this is where Elsewhere comes in, I...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1503/various-womad-new-zealand-2008-shock/

Bo Diddley (Dec 30, 1928 - June 2, 2008)

Tributes will come fast for this legend of rock'n'roll and all will -- or at least they should -- note that for the past four decades the man barely sold an album despite his position as a figurehead.

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Blues at Elsewhere: blues/1570/bo-diddley-dec-30-1928-june-2-2008/

Jose M Bandera and Mario Montoya: Jumping' Jack Flash (2008)

This being the 50thanniversary of the Rolling Stones' single Jumpin' Jack Flash which took them back to their tough r'n'b roots (along with nudges to county and folk on the subsequent Beggar's Banquet

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/8537/jose-m-bandera-and-mario-montoya-jumping-jack-flash-2008/

Meredith Monk: Songs of Ascension (ECM New Series)

...far back as 2006 and was given its premiere in 2008. It draws inspiration from many types of...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4390/meredith-monk-songs-of-ascension-ecm-new-series/

Lucinda Williams: Live from Austin, Tx 1989 (DVD, New West)

...subsequent decades. Williams is interviewed at Elsewhere in 2007 and her last two albums West and... ...West and Little Honey made the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists... ...Honey made the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists... ...Honey made the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2245/lucinda-williams-live-from-austin-tx-1989-dvd-new-west/

Willard Grant Conspiracy: Bear Witness (CD/DVD, Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

...Road, has been here acclaimed as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008, but they seem to go past... ...has been here acclaimed as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008, but they seem to go past many people.... ...here acclaimed as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008, but they seem to go past many people. Maybe...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2280/willard-grant-conspiracy-bear-witness-cd-dvd-glitterhouse-yellow-eye/

The Middle East: The Recordings of the Middle East (Spunk)

Okay this is odd: this seems to be a belated five-song EP taken from an album of the same name from early last year by an Australian band (collective?) which has broken up **. So this sampler seems we

Music at Elsewhere: music/2456/the-middle-east-the-recordings-of-the-middle-east-spunk/

ORNETTE COLEMAN: Notes for the programme, International Festival of the Arts, Wellington NZ 2008

...Genius, and I was in its presence. - Feb 24, 2008 This short essay was written for the programme... ...Festival of the Arts, Wellington February 2008...

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BEN WEBSTER AND ART TATUM CONSIDERED (2008): Genius loves company

...Sixties and they are bound to argue that the best rock music was made back then and Arcade Fire,... ...told him: Rachmaninoff considered him the best pianist in any style, Charlie Parker and... ...version of Night and Day here was among the best recordings he ever made -- but among the other... ...appeared in Real Groove magazine, February...

Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/466/ben-webster-and-art-tatum-considered-2008-genius-loves-company/

Opensouls: Standing in the Rain (Dirty)

...is on the first single Hold You Close, not the best on the album), but I think that demeans their...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2507/opensouls-standing-in-the-rain-dirty/

Jim Noir: Jim Noir (My Dad)

...as "the surprise soundtrack of summer 2008" -- which means that for us in the other...

Tagged with: jim noir | mgmt | mika | the beach boys |

Music at Elsewhere: music/2120/jim-noir-jim-noir-my-dad/

Joe Medwick: Letter to a Buddie(1963)

...Next Stop is Vietnam; The War on Record 1961-2008. This massive, 13 CD set of songs, radio spots...

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WITH GILBERT AND GEORGE, a film by JULIAN COLE (2008, Madman DVD)

Perhaps the most extraordinary thing about the artists Gilbert and George revealed in this insightful and candid documentary is -- aside from their alarming normalcy -- that they don't have a kitchen

Film at Elsewhere: film/2835/with-gilbert-and-george-a-film-by-julian-cole-2008-madman-dvd/

YOKO ONO INTERVIEWED (2008): Art for art'$ $ake

...goes to the New Zealand Peace Foundation. The best of Lennon’s idiosyncratic ink or brush... ...appeared in the New Zealand Herald in December...

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Le Trio Joubran: AsFar (World Village/Ode)

...these oud-playing Palestinian brothers was a Best of Elsewhere 2008 selection, so this one seems... ...oud-playing Palestinian brothers was a Best of Elsewhere 2008 selection, so this one seems long overdue... ...Palestinian brothers was a Best of Elsewhere 2008 selection, so this one seems long overdue --...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/4186/le-trio-joubran-asfar-world-village-ode/

The War on Drugs: Wagonwheel Blues (Longtime Listener)

Some music is purely functional: music in airports; massage music, Kiwi backyard-bbq reggae etc. This one by a US band I know nothing about is driving music -- annoying inner city stop-start or highwa

Music at Elsewhere: music/2535/the-war-on-drugs-wagonwheel-blues-longtime-listener/

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Sonic Youth: Battery Park NYC, July 4th 2008 (Matador/Rhythmethod)

...final album The Eternal in 2009 (one of Elsewhere's best of that year) and reminds you what a... ...album The Eternal in 2009 (one of Elsewhere's best of that year) and reminds you what a seminal...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/8977/recommended-reissue-sonic-youth-battery-park-nyc-july-4th-2008-matador-rhythmethod/

Joe Henry: Blood From Stars (Anti)

...of a private passion, but it is one that Elsewhere would (again) like to share. His last album... ...like to share. His last album Civilians was a Best of Elswehere 2007 pick, and as a producer he... ...and as a producer he has been behind albums at Elsewhere by the likes of Solomon Burke, Loudon... ...Loudon Wainwright (Strange Weirdos, another Best of Elsewhere, in 2008), Ramblin' Jack Elliott,... ...(Strange Weirdos, another Best of Elsewhere, in 2008), Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Rodney... ...Weirdos, another Best of Elsewhere, in 2008), Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Rodney Crowell . . ....

Music at Elsewhere: music/2514/joe-henry-blood-from-stars-anti/

RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM, a doco by PETER BOGDANOVICH (DVD, 2008)

...For more docos about rock, jazz, blues and elsewhere music see Film in...

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Film at Elsewhere: film/818/runnin-down-a-dream-a-doco-by-peter-bogdanovich-dvd-2008/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Wild Bill Ricketts: John Dryden (Ricketts)

...have a perfect strike rate in the annual Best of Elsewhere lists. This joins them in that... ...a perfect strike rate in the annual Best of Elsewhere lists. This joins them in that esteemed...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2320/best-of-elsewhere-2009-wild-bill-ricketts-john-dryden-ricketts/

THE ROLLING STONES' SHINE A LIGHT: It's not only rock'n'roll (2008 review)

Director Martin Scorsese might have his name large on the credits of this 2006 Rolling Stones concert but it is clear from the opening scenes just who is in charge: it is the Stones, and Mick Jagger i

Film at Elsewhere: film/518/the-rolling-stones-shine-a-light-its-not-only-rocknroll-2008-review/

KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON INTERVIEWED 2008: The family that plays together . . .

...in the New Zealand Herald in late July...

Tagged with: alt.country | emmylou harris | kasey chambers |

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1678/kasey-chambers-and-shane-nicholson-interviewed-2008-the-family-that-plays-together/

BONFIRE OF ROADMAPS by JOE ELY (2008)

...His Live at Antones of 2000 is an Essential Elsewhere album. But the man is also a poet in the most...

Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/2025/bonfire-of-roadmaps-by-joe-ely-2008/

BETH ROWLEY INTERVIEWED (2008): From Bristol to the Big Time

...phone interview took place in early August 2008. Hiya Beth. I’m from New Zealand, the... ...would be a very good showcase. All the very best with it. Thank...

Tagged with: beth rowley | duffy | norah jones | willie nelson |

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1679/beth-rowley-interviewed-2008-from-bristol-to-the-big-time/

DEAD MOON AND PIERCED ARROWS (2008): Retirement is not an option

When the Oregon-based garage-rock outfit Dead Moon called it quits 14 months ago after almost 20 years of raw recordings and impassioned live shows, you couldn't say the world stopped to mourn. Except

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/4653/dead-moon-and-pierced-arrows-2008-retirement-is-not-an-option/

The War on Drugs: Slave Ambient (Secretly Canadian)

From the amusing band name (yep, the bad guys won that particular war, bro) through their swooning post-REM pop-rock, this fine and play-loud album so adeptly juggles Tom Petty/Byrds, slacker alt rock

Tagged with: bob dylan | the war on drugs | u2 |

Music at Elsewhere: music/4387/the-war-on-drugs-slave-ambient-secretly-canadian/

TWO WOMAD ACTS FOR 2018 ANNOUNCED

...Both of these artists have appeared at Elsewhere and we have a big interview with jazz... ...been back to New Zealand since her impressive 2008 concert (reviewed at the end of that... ...of her albums and recorded appearances are at Elsewhere starting here. These are important artists and... .... more acts wil be announced on October 18 and Elsewhere wil, as always, bring you that news. We are... ...acts you probably heard about them first at Elsewhere. For more on next year's Womad including...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/8115/two-womad-acts-for-2018-announced/

The Beatles: Love (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2006

...of Beatles' songs. Okay, it isn't the most Elsewhere album we've posted here. But believe me when... ...hear it, it's very "elsewhere". This album won its producers George and... ...won its producers George and Giles Martin the best compilation soundtrack at the Grammys held in... ...soundtrack at the Grammys held in February...

Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2006 | george martin | the beatles |

Music at Elsewhere: music/975/the-beatles-love-emi-best-of-elsewhere-2006/

HUONG THANH AND NGUYEN LE: Fragile Beauty reviewed (2008)

These days world music compilations are pretty thick on the ground -- largely because they have been thrown there by disillusioned buyers who thought they might be getting a decent collection but disc

Tagged with: huong thanh and nguyen le | thailand | vietnam |

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/517/huong-thanh-and-nguyen-le-fragile-beauty-reviewed-2008/

Memory Tapes: Seek Magic (Inertia)

This hazy and sometimes hypnotic album is the project of Dayve Hawk out of New Jersey who also works under a number of other names. Memory Tapes is his sweeping, electronica-pop personae and this MT d

Music at Elsewhere: music/2932/memory-tapes-seek-magic-inertia/

Pictish Trail: Island Family (Fire/Southbound/digital outlets)

Some years ago Johnny Lynch (who is Pictish Trail) said he wasn't much drawn to Nature and found it boring, this despite living on Scotland's remote Isle-of-Eigg (pop 100) which lies south of Skye off

Music at Elsewhere: music/10205/pictish-trail-island-family-fire-southbound-digital-outlets/

JOE LOVANO INTERVIEWED (2008): Life is in the learning

...The interview took place in early October 2008 when he was in Tokyo. Did you play last night,...

Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/1916/joe-lovano-interviewed-2008-life-is-in-the-learning/

Various: Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to Chris Gaffney (YepRoc/Southbound)

...Wrong With Right? and Arizona Motel have been Elsewhere favourites), but he was a gifted songwriter... .... Pretty much everybody who is anybody in the Elsewhere/Americana/alt.country world in fact. That may... ...Tex-Mex to white boy soul, Chris Gaffney (1950-2008) commanded a lot of territory....

Tagged with: chris gaffney | hacienda brothers |

Music at Elsewhere: music/2474/various-man-of-somebodys-dreams-a-tribute-to-chris-gaffney-yeproc-southbound/

dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip: Angles (2008)

...after each one. In the video -- one of the best of the past decade -- he throws away their... ...laugh and . . . . . . . think. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...

Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/4016/dan-le-sac-vs-scroobius-pip-angles-2008/

JOAN ARMTRADING INTERVIEWED (2008): Into and out of the blues

Joan Armatrading makes an embarrassing admission for someone whose most recent album Into the Blues debuted at number one on the Billboard blues charts: she doesn’t listen to the blues and while

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/3010/joan-armtrading-interviewed-2008-into-and-out-of-the-blues/

SOPHIA SCARLET AND OTHER PACIFIC WRITINGS BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON reviewed (2008)

...collection (edited by Robert Hoskins) will be best appreciated by scholars or those who know...

Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/1956/sophia-scarlet-and-other-pacific-writings-by-robert-louis-stevenson-reviewed-2008/

MICAH P HINSON INTERVIEWED (2008): We won't have to be lonesome

...as it turned out. The album is easily his best work so far and after some troubled times...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1782/micah-p-hinson-interviewed-2008-we-wont-have-to-be-lonesome/

DENGUE FEVER INTERVIEWED (2008): Taking it all back to Cambodia

...about their country knowing that some of their best artists and musicians had made it around the...

Tagged with: dengue fever | thailand | vietnam | world music in elsewhere |

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/2310/dengue-fever-interviewed-2008-taking-it-all-back-to-cambodia/

JAMES HUNTER INTERVIEWED: The hard way to the top (2008)

...favour and the album appeared in the “best of the year” list here at Elsewhere and... ...“best of the year” list here at Elsewhere and in Mojo, USA Today and many other... ...Morrison (who called Hunter “one of the best voices and best kept secrets") in the... ...there will be no going back to digging holes. Elsewhere caught up with Hunter, after an initial...

Tagged with: james hunter | solomon burke | van morrison |

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1670/james-hunter-interviewed-the-hard-way-to-the-top-2008/

Ernest Tubb: It's America, Love It or Leave It (1965)

...Next Stop is Vietnam; The War on Record 1961-2008. (Mentioned previously at From the Vaults...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4246/ernest-tubb-its-america-love-it-or-leave-it-1965/

WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY'S ROBERT FISHER INTERVIEWED (2008): Strange bedfellows: economics and music

...band’s finest album yet in Pilgrim Road (2008) A record of haunting beauty, it has been... ...it matched the Bad Seeds at their glorious best. References to Nick Cave and Johnny Cash (for... ...artistically represent the music the best way I can. This current tour is a situation... ...not about what I like, it is what is best for the music. And at the same time it is...

Tagged with: alt.country | willard grant conspiracy |

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1857/willard-grant-conspiracys-robert-fisher-interviewed-2008-strange-bedfellows-economics-and-music/

NATHAN HAINES INTERVIEWED (2008): Cocktails, class and cool

...song, and whereas my last record took me the best part of a year this was like, ‘here are... ...loves it . . and my mum says it’s the best record I’ve ever done,” he...

Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/2005/nathan-haines-interviewed-2008-cocktails-class-and-cool/

The Duke and the King: Nothing Good Can Stay (Shock)

...of the terrific Felice Brothers, two times Best of Elsewhere artists (2007, 2008) for their... ...terrific Felice Brothers, two times Best of Elsewhere artists (2007, 2008) for their amalgam of... ...two times Best of Elsewhere artists (2007, 2008) for their amalgam of ragged-but-right country...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2560/the-duke-and-the-king-nothing-good-can-stay-shock/

The Mountain Goats: The Eternal's Deck (Merge)

...narrative. A previous album Heretic Pride (a Best of Elsewhere 2008 selection) seemed to have a... ...A previous album Heretic Pride (a Best of Elsewhere 2008 selection) seemed to have a loose theme... ...album Heretic Pride (a Best of Elsewhere 2008 selection) seemed to have a loose theme of... ...thinking about takes time to assimilate and is best sampled slowly. Like the sound of this? Then...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4098/the-mountain-goats-the-eternals-deck-merge/

FRANK GIBSON PROFILED (2008): Long Distance Drummer

...generations, seen him play with some of the best the jazz world could throw at us -- for more...

Tagged with: frank gibson | john scofield | new zealand jazz | new zealand music |

Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/1757/frank-gibson-profiled-2008-long-distance-drummer/

THE BARGAIN BUY: Adele; 21

...breakthrough although her debut album 19 in 2008 was a Grammy winner for best new artist. But... ...debut album 19 in 2008 was a Grammy winner for best new artist. But this one was a whole other...

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/7068/the-bargain-buy-adele-21/

Ernest Tubb: It's For God And Country and You, Mom (1965)

...Next Stop is Vietnam; The War on Record 1961-2008. (Mentioned previously at From the Vaults...

Tagged with: from the vaults | vietnam |

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3508/ernest-tubb-its-for-god-and-country-and-you-mom-1965/

Katchafire: Say What You're Thinking (EMI CD/DVD Edition)

...will be brief because the original 2008 album (the third by this constantly working... ...New Zealand reggae outfit) was reviewed at Elsewhere here, but just to note this expanded package...

Reggae at Elsewhere: reggae/2951/katchafire-say-what-youre-thinking-emi-cd-dvd-edition/

BRIAN WILSON INTERVIEWED (2008): More ghosts of beaches past

...Wilson as ask a question and hope for the best. His answers may be a single word or something... ...band (which Paul McCartney considers "the best band on the road, period"), and his... ...of Brian Wilson and Beach Boys interviews at Elsewhere as well as concert and album reviews. Try...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/8170/brian-wilson-interviewed-2008-more-ghosts-of-beaches-past/

ANOUSHKA SHANKAR INTERVIEWED (2008): Never in the shadow

...have to grow up musically in public, and your best work will invariably be compared with that of... ...whose father Ravi has been India’s best known -- perhaps only internationally known --... ...SHANKAR ENSEMBLE REVIEWED Auckland Town Hall, 2008 It has been almost 27 years since the sitar...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/515/anoushka-shankar-interviewed-2008-never-in-the-shadow/

Jeff Healey: Heal My Soul (Warners)

...blues guitarist Healey – who died in 2008 – would have been 50 this year and these...

Blues at Elsewhere: blues/7405/jeff-healey-heal-my-soul-warners/

Graham Reid

..."Passages ... a magazine of Jazz and Elsewhere" (entered in the Alexander Turnbull... ...published by Random House, Postcards from Elsewhere which won the Whitcoulls Travel Book of the... ...Sunday, Real Groove, Let's Travel, Stack and elsewhere. Recent work also appeared in The Australian.... ...has taken to posting the stories at Travels in Elsewhere to share them with readers. His writing covers... ...of those place. That series is available at Elsewhere starting here. . Graham Reid's wide-ranging... ...interests are represented, in part, at www.elsewhere.co.nz . JOURNALISM AND WRITING AWARDS 1995... ...in Japan) 1999 Finalist, Qantas Media Awards (best arts feature, newspaper) 2000 Finalist, New... ...Travel Writer of the Year (best article about the travel industry) 2001 Asia... ...in Taiwan) 2002 Winner, Qantas Media Awards (best tourism and travel story, newspaper) Finalist,... ...Media Awards (best govt, diplomacy and foreign affairs story,... ...Finalist, Qantas Media Awards (best arts story, newspaper) 2003 Premier Award,... ...(print medium) Winner, Qantas Media Awards (best arts column, newspaper) Finalist, Qantas Media... ...(best arts feature, newspaper) Winner, Cathay... ...Finalist, Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards (best article about a journey) 2006 Winner,... ...travel book of the year (Postcards From Elsewhere) 2008 Recipient of international journalist's... ...book of the year (Postcards From Elsewhere) 2008 Recipient of international journalist's grant... ...at Cathay Pacific Travel Media awards Winner, best story about Britain or Ireland, Cathay Pacific... ...the Voyager Media Awards. 2023 Nominee, Best reviewer. Voyager Media Awards . He continues... ...mainstream magazines and newspapers, and at Elsewhere. There is an extensive 2020 interview with...

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Wall-Art

...street art, strange signs and murals in...

Wall-Art from Elsewhere: wallart/1019/wall-art/

Something Elsewhere

...amusement . . . or otherwise. Just utterly...

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Images from Elsewhere

...extraordinary or mundane photographs taken Elsewhere in this world. Some relate to Travels in...

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Windows on Elsewhere

From every room in which Graham stays he takes a photograph out the window. Here are images of sometimes beautiful, but mostly mundane, views. And some odd interiors also. Further evidence that travel

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Recipes from Elsewhere

...get full credit. Let's share the chow-down Elsewhere...

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Links to Somewhere else

...in music, travel and the arts of interest to Elsewhere. Readers are invited to submit suggestions... ...is an excellent Van Zandt interview here at Elsewhere . . . National Public Radio in the States... ...up a number of acts which have appeared at Elsewhere. Recommended. Designed to look like a piano,... ...of world music, many albums of which pop up at Elsewhere. Check out their monthly newsletter and... ...rate though . . . If Buenos Aires beckons Elsewhere recommends the site of Mike Howie. Elsewhere... ...the 2009 10-day trip in March so contact Elsewhere or go to MIke and say "Psst, Elsewhere... ...Apple perspective . . . New Zealand readers of Elsewhere should know about the Arts Channel on Sky... ...design, technology, science . . . If you liked Elsewhere's Booze in the Movies article then you must...

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Music at Elsewhere

...go unheard and unnoticed. Subscribers to Elsewhere (free, here) receive a weekly e-newsletter... ...on what's new at the ever-expanding site. Elsewhere: an equal opportunity enjoyer. So...

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Cultural Elsewhere

...more, which appeal to the curious spirit of Elsewhere . ....

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Essential Elsewhere

...you build an interesting collection of diverse Elsewhere music. These essays will introduce albums... ...Explore . . . and don't be afraid of going...

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My Back Pages

Graham recalls the stories behind some of the many hundreds of music interviews he has done with artists like Henry Rollins, Rod Stewart, Quincy Jones and Mick Jagger. And many lesser talents. Not alw

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Absolute Elsewhere

...names, cult acts and interviews exclusive to Elsewhere. Straight and bizarre, oddball and ordinary... ...things happening right now. Or about to. The Elsewhere place if you are curious about...

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Writing at Elsewhere

...which may appeal to the curious spirit of...

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Wall-Art from Elsewhere

...street art, strange signs and murals in Elsewhere . ....

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Travel Books by Elsewhere's Graham Reid

...From Elsewhere WINNER: WHITCOULLS TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR... ...follow-up to the award-winning Postcards From Elsewhere. Available through Elsewhere or Public Address... ...accurate snapshots of people and places from elsewhere; pictures in words which amuse and inspire,... ...IN THEM HAVE BEEN, AND ARE BEING, POSTED AT ELSEWHERE FOR YOU: SEE...

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Travels in Elsewhere

...characters, usually in colourful places in Elsewhere. All stories copyright Graham...

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Jazz at Elsewhere

Interviews, overviews and reviews of interesting historic and contemporary jazz musicians and music.

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Live reviews + concert photos

Some of these reviews feature photos by Garry Brandon, a concert and commercial photographer. All such images copyright Garry Brandon, whose website is here. These reviews don't simply recount the set

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Windows on Elsewhere

From every room in which Graham stays he takes a photograph out the window. Here are images of sometimes beautiful, but mostly mundane, views. And some odd interiors also. Further evidence that travel

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Personal Elsewhere

These entries are of little consequence to anyone other than me Graham Reid, the author of this site, and maybe my family, researchers and those with too much time on their hands. Enjoy the random odd

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Absurd Elsewhere

...weak-minded wit and what passes for humour at Elsewhere. To be taken not seriously . . . unless you...

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EPs by Yasmin Brown

...so many CDs commanding and demanding attention Elsewhere will run this occasional column by the...

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EPs by Shani.O

...so many CDs commanding and demanding attention Elsewhere will run this occasional column by the...

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Other Voices, Other Rooms

...opportunity for other opinions to be added to Elsewhere. Contributions should be around 600 - 1000... ...link, bottom left.) And because this is Elsewhere, there are no constraints on the subject...

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Film at Elsewhere

Unusual or interesting DVDs, cult and classic films, movie reviews, genre overviews and interviews.

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The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire

Fifteen revealing questions submitted to well-known musicians or newcomers to the game which they can answer seriously or as silly as they please.

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The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire

Fifteen revealing questions submitted to well-known musicians or newcomers which they can answer as serious or as silly as they please.

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The Bargain Buy

...recommends interesting or Essential Elsewhere albums -- or useful collections by important...

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Blues at Elsewhere

Interviews, overviews and reviews of classic and contemporary blues musicians and music. The blues was "wuthless immoral music, played by wuthless immoral loafers expressin' their vulgar minds wi

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Favourite Five Recent Releases

...of the best albums from the recent postings at Elsewhere.... ...of the best albums from the recent postings at Elsewhere. Music too good to let slide into the... ...The Elsewhere place if you're looking for a quick...

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Reggae at Elsewhere

International and New Zealand reggae and dub; interviews, overviews and profiles.

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World Music from Elsewhere

Music and musicians from around the global village; interviews, overviews and profiles.

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Art by Elsewhere

...recent collages and art, with links to the Elsewhere articles they were...

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...is a concept and a place, and Graham Reid goes... ...with writers, musicians and artists. Elsewhere is an on-line magazine for new music (we... ...to the diversity and possibilities of Elsewhere. It's an equal opportunity enjoyer. Subscribe...

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